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    Jhunter Mmm, bacon. Contributor

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    Literary Fiction

    Discussion in 'Discussion of Published Works' started by Jhunter, Apr 23, 2013.

    While I normally don't read literary fiction, I feel the urge to read something recent in the genre, say from 2012 or this year. Does anyone have a recommendation(s)?
     
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    It's a big category. Any particular type of story you like?

    I recently read a book called Too Bright to Hear, Too Loud to See about a guy with bipolar disorder. It was very interesting.
     
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    Jhunter Mmm, bacon. Contributor

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    I am game for just about anything. This one you just mentioned sounds interesting indeed, I read the full description on Amazon.
     
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    Another good one is Amity Gaige's Schroeder. It's got an unreliable narrator, who kidnaps his daughter.

    In my TBR pile (which is enormous -- actually it should be piles) I've got The Age of Miracles, The Yellow Birds, One Last Thing Before I Go, Billy Flynn's Long Halftime Walk, A Thousand Pardons, and The Orphan Master's Son. Although I've heard good things about all of these (hence why they're sitting by my bed), I can't say yet whether I'd personally recommend them.
     
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    What do you mean by Literary Fiction? Stuff like Murakami? If so have you checked out 1Q84?
     
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_fiction

    But no, I have not read that yet. Sounds awesome!
     
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    Jhunter Mmm, bacon. Contributor

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    Thanks, these sound great too!
     
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    I second Murakami. I haven't actually read 1Q84, but he's one of the best living writers in my opinion, so you can't go wrong with that book.
     
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    It can be dangerous to ask for (or even to read) book recommendations...
     

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